The Canada Dance Festival is committed to outrageous beauty. It presents the best in Canadian contemporary dance – dance that is daring, provocative and highly entertaining. As a leader in the Canadian dance community, we invite all who search for the new, the unexpected, to celebrate the diversity of expression that defines our contemporary dance.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- Pamela Fralick, Chair
- Rodney Nelson, Vice-Chair
- Marie Crevier, Past Chair / Secretary
- Asuka Hayashida, Treasurer
- Jacques Gédéon
- Ed Honeywell
- Simona Ioffe
CANADA DANCE FESTIVAL SOCIETY MANDATE
The Canada Dance Festival Society is a presenter of contemporary Canadian dance, a partner and a community player that facilitates the development of the art form, its artists and its appreciative audience
As a national organization that presents live dance performances by professional Canadian artists, all activities are programmed with sensitivity to regional considerations, cultural diversity and audience development.
The Society’s signature activity is a biennial celebration of Canadian dance at the Canada Dance Festival. It takes place in Ottawa during even-numbered years, with the National Arts Centre as co-producer. Over 5-7 days, 200-300 artists from across the country participate in 30-50 performances that include several commissioned works and world premieres. As a national showcase, it attracts close to 60 Canadian and foreign presenters who attend the festival to follow the developments in Canadian dance and to select artists for their respective festivals and dance series. The biennial Canada Dance Festival fosters a healthy and stimulating environment for community networking and exchange. Since the first presentation of the festival in 1987, the CDF has participated in commissioning over 70 original dances and has been the catalyst for countless national and international tours.
The Society also produces a 4-5 day thematic program during the odd-numbered years. This event changes in content to respond to trends in the milieu, develop community partnerships and/or provide opportunities to present artists in a less intensive environment.
The Canada Dance Festival Society is a charitable organization, registration # 13067 5135 RR0001.
CDF Home Page Photo Credits:
Left side photo: Photographer – David Hou; Company – Menaka Thakkar Dance Company; Choreographer – Natasha Bakht; Name of Piece – Riaz; Dancers – Neena Jayarajan (foreground), Monica Shah (background)
Right side photo, top left: Dancer – Byron Chief Moon; Name of Piece -Blood Alley
Right side photo, top right: Photographer – Cylla von Tiedemann; Company – Tribal Crackling Wind; Name of Piece – Transmission of the Invisible; Dancer – Peter Chin;
Right side photo, bottom: Dancers – Bboy Siez Swift, Juan Esguerra (foreground), Bboy Fil Fury, Filip Matovina (background); Bboy Crew – F.A.M. (Future Art Movement / Floor Assassins Militia)
